decidir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
decidir — to decide
The imperfect subjunctive of decidir uses the preterite stem: decidiera, decidieras, decidiera, decidiéramos, decidierais, decidieran.
decidir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or when a past trigger requires the subjunctive. For example: 'If I decided to go...' (Si yo decidiera ir...).
Notes on decidir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Decidir is regular in this tense. It is built from the 'ellos' form of the preterite (decidieron) minus the -on.
Example Sentences
Si yo decidiera viajar, te llamaría.
If I decided to travel, I would call you.
yo
Me gustaría que nosotros decidiéramos juntos.
I would like us to decide together.
nosotros
Fue una pena que no decidieras venir.
It was a shame that you didn't decide to come.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: decidieramos
Correct: decidiéramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: decido
Decidir is a regular -ir verb in the present: decido, decides, decide, decidimos, decidís, deciden.
Preterite
yo: decidí
The preterite of decidir is regular: decidí, decidiste, decidió, decidimos, decidisteis, decidieron.
Imperfect
yo: decidía
The imperfect of decidir uses standard -ía endings: decidía, decidías, decidía, decidíamos, decidíais, decidían.
Future
yo: decidiré
The future of decidir adds endings to the infinitive: decidiré, decidirás, decidirá, decidiremos, decidiréis, decidirán.
Conditional
yo: decidiría
The conditional of decidir uses the infinitive plus -ía: decidiría, decidirías, decidiría, decidiríamos, decidiríais, decidirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: decida
The present subjunctive of decidir changes the vowel to 'a': decida, decidas, decida, decidamos, decidáis, decidan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: decide
The imperative of decidir gives direct commands: decide, decida, decidamos, decidid, decidan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no decidas
The negative imperative of decidir uses the present subjunctive: no decidas, no decida, no decidamos, no decidáis, no decidan.